No arrest yet in slaying of Tyriffe Lewis

Tyriffe Lewis' killer is still on the loose, two days after the teen with Marlborough ties was found face down in Callahan State Park in Framingham, a victim of multiple gunshot wounds.

Tyriffe Lewis' killer is still on the loose, two days after the teen with Marlborough ties was found face down in Callahan State Park in Framingham, a victim of multiple gunshot wounds.

A man hiking with his daughter found Lewis' body Saturday afternoon near a Edmands Road parking lot, which acts as a trailhead for Callahan State Park in the northwest part of town, near the Marlborough line.

Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone's office on Sunday ruled the death a homicide.

As of yesterday afternoon, police had not made an arrest, the DA's office said.

In Marlborough on Monday, 15-year-old Alex Luis recalled playing basketball with Lewis on courts near the city's Bigelow school.

Luis had not seen Lewis in a few months and learned of his death Sunday.

"He was a cool guy. He was always respectful (toward) other people," said Luis.

Luis has lived in Lewis' old apartment for the past two years.

He says Lewis had moved to Framingham prior to his death, but the DA's office said the last known address they have for the slain teen is in Marlborough.

The address discrepancy is one of the several questions that remain unanswered.

Authorities have not said how many times Lewis was shot, what kind of weapon was used and whether they believe he was shot at the park or elsewhere.

Police do not believe the killing was a random attack. Lewis was found in a wooded glen in a part of Framingham known more for its bucolic countryside and farms than its crime rate.

"I don't really recall any episodes up here," said Larry Schmeidler, a Town Meeting member in the Northside's Precinct 4. "But I'm not surprised ... crime has a way of being mobile."

His wife, Paula, who serves on the Town Meeting's public safety committee, was shocked.

"I've never seen anything like this, and I've been here 30 years. This is scary, really scary," she said.

While police shut down the park over the weekend and combed the forest and snarl of trails, the park was open to the public yesterday. Many people walk their dogs there.

Richard Norton of Root Drive was surprised by the murder, but said it would not stop him from going on his twice daily walks with his dog Sammy.

Navigating between patches of mud and puddles on one of the park's trails yesterday, Norton said, "Seventeen, huh? That's a shame."

Sitting in his pickup truck with his dog Brady not far from where Lewis' body was found, Mike Wallace, was stunned to hear of the news.

"Wow," he said. "I had no idea."

Wallace has walked Brady, a boxer, on that trail for the past five years.

"You usually see just the regulars, the same two or three people," said Wallace. "You never see anything suspicious."

The murder was the second homicide in six days in Framingham. Geoffrey McKinnon, 22, was stabbed to death in his Grant Street home on June 14.

Daniel Gonzalez, a town resident, faces charges in connection with McKinnon's killing.

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